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4.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Evia, shakes Athens and Sporades

A strong 4.5 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of central Greece in the early hours of Monday, with tremors felt across Attica, including Athens, and as far as the Sporades islands …

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Legal action to follow after Adidas ad showing shoe on Acropolis sparks outrage in Greece

A promotional video for Adidas featuring a multicoloured trainer on the Acropolis has sparked public outrage in Greece, prompting the government on Friday to announce legal action as no filming …

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6.1-magnitude quake near Kasos felt across Greece, Israel, and Egypt — no damage reported

A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the Eastern Mediterranean in the early hours of Wednesday, 15 kilometres south of the Greek island of Kasos, according …

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Mitsotakis: Greece bows as it farewells Arthur Leslie Leggett

Western Australia’s last surviving veteran of the Battle of Crete, Arthur Leslie Leggett OAM who passed away on 6 April, was farewelled with honours on Friday, 10 May, in a …

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Human Rights Watch says Greek state undermines media freedom

Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticised Greece’s government for “state actions that undermine” the right to information, noting that press freedom in the country has seen “significant deterioration” since the …

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Greek man says attacked by tennis star Tsitsipas’s family dog

A man in Greece on Tuesday said he needed stitches after allegedly being bitten by the family dog of tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 71-year-old claims he was attacked outside …

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Maria Menounos named Ambassador for Greece ahead of LA 2028 Olympic Games

Renowned Greek-American presenter and actress Maria Menounos has been appointed Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, in a move aimed at uniting the …

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Athens vows tougher rules on e-scooter ‘nuisance’

The mayor of Athens vowed Monday to regulate rentals of electric scooters, saying their use had become a “terrible nuisance” in the Greek capital. “We are determined to set rules,” …

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Church donation box goes digital in Greece

Devout regulars attending Athens’s main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update: their donation box is now hooked up to a digital payments system. …

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Greek court finds arrested Georgian not guilty of spying

The 67-year-old was arrested on Friday outside a military camp in Serres for allegedly taking photographs in an area where it is forbidden. The man was noticed by soldiers, who …

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